Europe's additional tariffs on imported EVs are expected to kick off talks with Beijing to avoid a major trade conflict, which could spread to other sectors

Antonio Guterres says a tax on fossil fuel firms – in the oil, gas and coal sectors – would help pay for the fight against global warming

Lawmakers say the US should ban imports from the battery-makers because their supply chains are linked to Xinjiang and 'deeply compromised'

The clean energy sector was the biggest driver of China’s economic growth in 2023, contributing 40% of its expansion

'Carbon footprint management system' comes amid trade tensions with the EU and countries that may impose carbon border taxes. It will focus first on exports like steel, EVs and batteries

Asian markets were generally subdued on Tuesday – except for India, where news that the Modi government may fall short of a big election win caused shares to sink

The 5-gigawatt (GW), 200,000-acre solar farm in Xinjiang came online on Monday, the Power Construction Corp of China said

"Beijing and Moscow were discussing ring-fencing one or more banks that would finance trade in components for Russia's defence industry" - likely to incur US sanctions

Industrial activity declined in May in another sign that the $18.6 trillion economy is struggling to get back on its feet

Solid-state batteries hold the promise of improved safety, a longer lifespan and faster charging compared with conventional lithium-ion batteries, but mass adoption remains some way off

Chinese carmakers' tactics to break into Europe include making cars in the EU, sponsoring events to raise brand awareness, setting up dealership networks, plus service-and-repair operations

Americans are warming to electric vehicles and analysts are predicting "widespread EV adoption", plus thousands of jobs in some states from billions of investments